After going nine games without a hit and going just 10-for-53 in the month of September, Francisco Álvarez broke out of his slump in a huge Saturday night performance. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4 in Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader. Of those 11 runs, Francisco Álvarez drove in six to lead the Mets to their doubleheader sweep. Álvarez on the night was 2-for-3 with...
Francisco Álvarez finally broke out of his slump on Tuesday against the Nationals. The Mets’ young catcher started his night strong, crushing a three-run home run against Patrick Corbin in the first inning. The home run was majestic, traveling 419 feet with an exit velocity of 108.9 miles per hour. It was the first of five home runs hit against the Nats and it gave the Mets a 4-0 lead....
On May 5, 2004, Mets catcher Mike Piazza hit home run number 352 as a catcher, breaking the all-time record held by Carlton Fisk. The blast went 405 feet to right-center field at Shea Stadium. Piazza hit the historic home run in the first inning off Jerome Williams of the San Francisco Giants. The Mets would go on to win the game by an 8-2 score. You can see the record-setter in the video below....
Happy Baseball Day (so the start time moved, we will adjust)! After a lockout that lasted more than three months, a delayed spring training and a delayed start of the regular season, baseball is finally here. This will be full season unlike any other since 1972, when both the American and National Leagues did not have the Designated Hitter. Yes, the DH is in the National League now, and...
The vast majority (okay all) of the cards featured in these series of posts are from my personal collection. A card collector as kid, the obsession grew with the advent of online auctions. While perusing Mets cards online, I was able to find the following card to bid on and add to my obsession collection: What we see on the card is obviously a brush-back pitch to the batter Art Shamsky —...
It was May 5, 2004, a Wednesday night at Shea Stadium, when Mike Piazza connected off a 3-1 pitch from Jerome Williams and drove it out of the park to right-center – and in so doing, became the all-time major league home run leader for catchers with 352. The game was mid-week, and the temperature was a fairly chilly 57 degrees with a 10 mph wind blowing, so the announced crowd was rather...
